Roberts v. Pacific & A. Ry. & Nav. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Washington
Action at lave by a citizen of the state of Washington against two defendants; one being a corporation of the state of West Virginia, and the other an alien corporation. Heard on motion to remand.
1Opinion of the Court
HANFORD, District Judge.
The plaintiff has moved to remand this case to the state court in which it was commenced, relying upon some of the newest text-books as authorities for so construing the act of congress defining the jurisdiction of United States circuit courts (1 Supp. Rev. St. [2d Ed.] p. 611) as to exclude this case, for the reason that a citizen and an alien are joined as co-defendants. It is asserted that the statute does not confer upon United States circuit courts jurisdiction on the ground of diverse citizenship of the parties, where the controversy is between a citizen of a…
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